At the Races

Andrew C. Fox

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Subtitle: Galop

General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 2:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Matrix Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

At the Races march was written based on a scene from a film based on William Faulkner’s book The Reivers. In the movie there was a comedic scene featuring a horse race in the center of town. At the Races is written in a musical style known as a “galop” and was inspired by this scene.

- Program Note from Hotty Toddy

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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T.C. Williams High School (Alexandria, Va.) Winter Band (Doug Rogers, conductor) – 11 December 2014
University of Mississippi (Oxford) Symphonic Band (Bill DeJournett, conductor) – 26 February 2010 (CBDNA 2010 Southern Division Conference, Oxford, Miss.)

Works for Winds by this Composer

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Fox, Andrew." Accessed 1 September 2022
Perusal score
"Wind ensemble performs music of storied Oxford and Ole Miss band director and composer." Hotty Toddy, 13 November 2012. Web. Accessed 1 September 2022